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 Northern Lebanon |
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Fighting kills at least 14 
| Lebanese soldiers, backed by gunboats, artillery and tanks, entered a Palestinian camp that has hosted days of fierce fighting north of Tripoli | |
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Somalia |
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US ship 'fires on Somali village'
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Lebanon |
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Clashes continue at camp
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| Jun.3 |
Southern Lebanon |
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Fighting at Ain al-Hilweh camp
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Somalia |
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PM survives bomb attack
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Sunni Triangle |
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Suicide blast kills at least 10 in market |
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| Jun.4 |
Iraq |
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IDs of missing soldiers shown on Web site |
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West Bank |
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Palestinian ceasefire plan agreed |
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Beirut |
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10 injured in bomb blast |
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| Jun.5 |
Tel Aviv |
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Mid-East marks start of 1967 War |
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Sunni Triangle |
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Suicide car bomb kills 15
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Oman |
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Thousands flee as cyclone closes |
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Northern Lebanon |
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Lebanese troops pound refugee camp |
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| Jun.6 |
Northern Iraq |
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Turkish troops enter Iraq
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Baghdad |
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Car bombs kill at least 7, wound 27 |
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Saudi Arabia |
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Saudi prince 'received arms cash'
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| Jun.7 |
 Oman |
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Cyclone pounds Mideast oil region Cyclone Gonu battered coast with fierce winds and torrential rains, forcing thousands from their homes and shutting down oil installations
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Baghdad |
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Gen. Petraeus: Tribes deserting al Qaeda |
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Baghdad |
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199 killed in June, Iraq says
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| Jun.8 |
Iraq |
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Rift seen in Iraq insurgency
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Oman |
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Cyclone death toll reaches 35
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| Jun.9 |
 Vatican |
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Bush talks to pope about Iraq Bush said he felt 'awe' in the presence of Benedict XVI, who urged the U.S. president to seek 'regional and negotiated' solution to Middle East...
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Southern Iraq |
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6 die in attack on U.S.-run prison |
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Baghdad |
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Iraq condemns Turkish 'shelling' |
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| Jun.10 |
Sunni Triangle |
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Truck bombing kills 15 at police station |
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| Jun.11 |
Iraq |
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Blast collapses bridge, killing 3 US soldiers
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Bulgaria |
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Bush urges Libya to free nurses |
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| Jun.12 |
Northern Lebanon |
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Army shells refugee camp |
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 Sunni Triangle |
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Blast hits key Shia shrine 
Map of Samarra Iraq The 3 minarets of the al-Askari, one of the holiest sites in Shia Islam, have been damaged by an explosion in Samarra
| The bombing destroyed two towers at the mosque. The same holy site was attacked in February 2006. The shrine houses one of 2 tombs in Samarra for Shia imams, which attract pilgrims from around the world
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| Jun.13 |
Beirut |
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Blast rocks waterfront
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Beirut |
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Lebanese lawmaker killed in blast Walid Eido, an anti-Syrian member of the Lebanese parliament died in a bomb blast. 6 other people died and 11 were wounded in the explosion
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Baghdad |
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Sunni insurgents storm Sunni mosques Gunmen stormed a mosque in southwestern Baghdad's Bayaa area, a Shiite neighborhood
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Beirut |
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Day of mourning |
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| Jun.14 |
 West Bank |
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Abbas sacks Hamas-led government Palestinian Authority President has dismissed the coalition government and declared a state of emergency
| Mahmoud Abbas would seek to call elections as soon as possible
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Beirut |
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Mourners attend funeral of anti-Syrian |
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| Jun.15 |
West Bank |
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Abbas appoints new Palestinian PM Former Finance Minister Salam Fayyad has been asked to take over and form an emergency government
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Syria |
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Hamas pledges to work with Abbas
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Lebanon |
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Hezbollah detain Lebanese police |
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Iraq |
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Shantytowns springing up in Iraq |
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Egypt |
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Arab League condemns Gaza 'crime'
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| Jun.16 |
Jerusalem |
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US 'to unblock' Palestinian aid
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West Bank |
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Fatah gunmen storm parliament
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Sunni Triangle |
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Troops find missing soldiers' I.D.
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Jerusalem |
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Israel praises Hamas-free cabinet |
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| Jun.17 |
West Bank |
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New Palestinian cabinet sworn in President Abbas swore in a temporary cabinet for emergency government in an attempt to regain control of the region
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 Israel |
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2 rockets fall on northern Israel At least 2 Katyushas fired from Lebanon landed near the northern Israeli town of Kiryat Shmona
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Sudan |
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Sudan 'backs UN-led Darfur force' |
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West Bank |
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Abbas outlaws Hamas militias
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West Bank |
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New Palestinian PM admits hurdles |
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| Jun.18 |
West Bank |
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Abbas dissolves security council
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European Union |
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EU plans direct Palestinian aid |
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Iraq |
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Coalition raids kill 20 insurgents |
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 Washington |
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US, EU restore Palestinian ties The United States resume hundreds of millions of dollars in aid to the new Palestinian government led by President Abbas
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UN |
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Iraq drives up refugee count, U.N. says
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Iraq |
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US launches major Iraq offensive
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| Jun.19 |
Baghdad |
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Car bomb kills 87 in crowded square| A truck bomb ripped through a crowded Khalani Square, killing at least 75 people and wounding 204 others. The massive explosion in the Sinak commercial d... | |
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Northern Lebanon |
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Two dead in fighting |
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| Jun.20 |
West Bank |
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Abbas accuses Hamas of coup plot |
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Libya |
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Libya sets date for nurses' ruling |
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| Jun.21 |
Baghdad |
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14 U.S. troops killed in 48 hours A roadside bomb struck a military vehicle in northeastern Baghdad, killing 5 U.S. soldiers, 4 Iraqi civilians
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 Egypt |
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Egyptians to host Mid-East summit Prime Minister Olmert will meet the Palestinian, Egyptian and Jordanian leaders at a 4-way summit in Egypt
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Lebanon |
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Army: No peace without surrender |
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Beirut |
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Defense minister: Militants crushed Lebanon's defense minister declared victory over the Fatah Islam, saying it had been crushed after a military assault on its stronghold in a refugee camp
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| Jun.23 |
Northern Lebanon |
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Booby trap in camp kills Lebanese soldiers 3 soldiers were killed while dismantling a bomb placed by al Qaeda-inspired Islamic militants in a Palestinian refugee camp
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Sunni Triangle |
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9 U.S. troops die 4 were killed when a roadside bomb exploded near a coalition vehicle northwest of Baghdad. U.S. military death toll so far in June is 79
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| Jun.24 |
Baghdad |
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'Chemical Ali' sentenced to hang| An Iraq court sentenced 3 former aides to Saddam Hussein to death by hanging for their role in a genocide campaign that that killed up to 100,000 Kurds. Ali Hassan al-Majid, Hussein's first cousin, earned nickname Chemical Ali for atrocities committed in a campaign, code-named Operation Anfal, during the Iraq-Iran war in 1980s. Also sentenced to death was Sultan Hashem Ahmed, Iraqi army commander during t... | |
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Jerusalem |
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Israel to free Palestinian funds Israel has approved the release of frozen tax funds to the government of Palestinian Authority President Abbas
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Northern Lebanon |
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10 die as clashes move to Tripoli |
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Southern Lebanon |
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U.N. peacekeepers killed A suspected car bomb, that was remotely detonated, struck a patrol, killing five Spanish peacekeepers
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Washington |
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World failing Darfur, says Rice
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Iraq |
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At least 8 dead in suicide car bombing |
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| Jun.25 |
Baghdad |
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Blast kills Sunni leaders
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Somalia |
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Shooting at food aid crush |
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Israel |
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Israel to release Fatah prisoners Prime Minister Olmert said he will release 250 Fatah members in a goodwill gesture aimed at strengthening Palestinian President Abbas
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| Jun.26 |
Baghdad |
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Cabinet minister accused of killings in 2005
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| Jun.28 |
Baghdad |
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Car bomb kills at least 22 A car bomb exploded at a bus station in southwestern Baghdad. Police found 20 decapitated bodies in the town of Madaen, southeast of Baghdad
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West Bank |
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Palestinian PM wants to work with Israel Salam Fayyad: The new Palestinian government is seeking 'intensive and active cooperation' with Israel
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| Jun.29 |
Baghdad |
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Roadside bomb kills 5 U.S. soldiers
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Sadr City |
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US-led raids 'kill 26'
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Northern Lebanon |
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Palestinian marchers shot at
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